Hydrogen Fuel Cell for Passenger Railway Transport and Its Deployment in Saudi Arabia

Ahmed Ibrahim; Mohamed Abido

doi:10.1007/978-981-99-4101-8_34

Hydrogen Fuel Cell for Passenger Railway Transport and Its Deployment in Saudi Arabia

Ahmed Ibrahim^*, Mohamed Abido

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Abstract

This paper explores the use of hydrogen as a clean alternative fuel for railway traction system applications. The most suitable arrangement involves harnessing hydrogen energy via fuel cell supported by batteries. Three factors are discussed for determining the suitability of deploying hydrogen technology in railways in Saudi Arabia: the hydrogen production in Saudi Arabia; the environmental challenges of operating hydrogen trains in Saudi Arabia; and the potential railway lines where hydrogen trains might be suitable to be deployed. Following this, a technical feasibility study for retrofitting one of the existing diesel-electric trains in Saudi with a hydrogen fuel cell system is analyzed. The analysis considers in particular the dimensional and gravimetrical aspects of the retrofit and its impact on train operating distance and speed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Environment and Sustainable Development - Proceedings of the 2022 7th Asia Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development
Editors	Keiji Ujikawa, Mikio Ishiwatari, Eric van Hullebusch
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	449-461
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Print)	9789819941001
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4101-8_34
State	Published - 2023
Event	7th Asia Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development, ACESD 2022 - Kyoto, Japan Duration: 4 Nov 2022 → 6 Nov 2022

Publication series

Name	Environmental Science and Engineering
ISSN (Print)	1863-5520
ISSN (Electronic)	1863-5539

Conference

Conference	7th Asia Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development, ACESD 2022
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Kyoto
Period	4/11/22 → 6/11/22

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Keywords

Fuel cell
Hydrogen
Railway

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Environmental Engineering
Information Systems

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Ibrahim, A., & Abido, M. (2023). Hydrogen Fuel Cell for Passenger Railway Transport and Its Deployment in Saudi Arabia. In K. Ujikawa, M. Ishiwatari, & E. V. Hullebusch (Eds.), Environment and Sustainable Development - Proceedings of the 2022 7th Asia Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development (pp. 449-461). (Environmental Science and Engineering). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4101-8_34

Ibrahim, Ahmed ; Abido, Mohamed. / Hydrogen Fuel Cell for Passenger Railway Transport and Its Deployment in Saudi Arabia. Environment and Sustainable Development - Proceedings of the 2022 7th Asia Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development. editor / Keiji Ujikawa ; Mikio Ishiwatari ; Eric van Hullebusch. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. pp. 449-461 (Environmental Science and Engineering).

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Ibrahim, A & Abido, M 2023, Hydrogen Fuel Cell for Passenger Railway Transport and Its Deployment in Saudi Arabia. in K Ujikawa, M Ishiwatari & EV Hullebusch (eds), Environment and Sustainable Development - Proceedings of the 2022 7th Asia Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development. Environmental Science and Engineering, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 449-461, 7th Asia Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development, ACESD 2022, Kyoto, Japan, 4/11/22. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4101-8_34

Hydrogen Fuel Cell for Passenger Railway Transport and Its Deployment in Saudi Arabia. / Ibrahim, Ahmed; Abido, Mohamed.
Environment and Sustainable Development - Proceedings of the 2022 7th Asia Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development. ed. / Keiji Ujikawa; Mikio Ishiwatari; Eric van Hullebusch. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. p. 449-461 (Environmental Science and Engineering).

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Hydrogen Fuel Cell for Passenger Railway Transport and Its Deployment in Saudi Arabia

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